Wed 20 Apr 1836
Mr Allan Mason explained accident caused by his boat to lock at Dudbridge with view to reduce charge for damages. Remit of £5 of amount claimed; charged £20.
Letter from Mr Henry Newman, clerk to Commissioners of Lightpill to Birdlip road, respecting hedge or fence of garden near the Anchor read.
Request from clerk of Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co requesting permission to convey materials from Framilode to Gloucester free of tonnage on our canal approved.
Letter from Mr John George requesting abatement of tonnage. Drawbacks for this.
Crane at Wallbridge wharf insufficient. Mr Holbrow to make enquiries at Gloucester as to price of crane competent to raise about 5 tons.
At a meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Wallbridge on Wednesday the 20th day of April 1836
Present: Mr Cosham, Mr T C Croome, Mr S Fisher, Mr G Wathen, Mr Jn Fisher, Mr P H Fisher, Mr F Eycott, Mr Wood, Mr Wyatt, Mr Holbrow
Examined the Books and Accounts of the Company.
Mr Allen Mason attended for the purpose of explaining the accident caused by his Boat to the Lock at Dudbridge with a view to reduce the Charge made upon him for the damages: it was determined to remite £5 of the sum clained by Mr Hawker's Letter of 25th February, and to charge £20 as a recompense, and the same was communicated to him.
Read the letter of Mr Henry Newman as Clerk to the Hon Commissioners of the Lightpill & Birdlip Road respecting the Hedge ir Fence of the Garden near the Anchor.
Read a letter from the Clerk of the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Company requesting permission to convey certain materials from Framilode to Gloucester free of tonnage on our Canal - and also the letter of our Clerk in reply acceding to the request.
Read a letter dated 4th inst from Mr John George containing sundry requests as to the abatement of Tonnage, Drawback for this.
It being represented that the Crane at Wallbridge Wharf is insufficient - Ordered that Mr Holbrow do make enquiries at Gloucester as to the price of a Crane competent to raise about five Tons and report to the next Committee.
Signed by: Henry Wyatt, John Holbrow, Thos C Croome, Sam. Fisher, W T Fisher, Mr J Wood, P H Fisher, … Cosham, F Eycott, Geo Wathen
